Puritan beef yesterday had a huge variety of different cuts of goat (including 4 goat heads -- now I have "Angie" running around in my head) and I did see a pair of lamb shanks, but there wasn't much lamb on display. I didn't catch the price but it didn't seem so expensive and usually have more stuff in the walk-in (often in better shape than the display), but McKinnon's in Davis beats them on price for a lot of things like this (sale on leg of lamb there now, not certain about shanks). Demoula's is also a good source for shanks, but less convenient and McKinnon's has better prices (Puritan probably too).

i figured mckinnon's too, but blackstone st. is so convenient for me. how was the pricing at mckinnon's? have never actually been and only recently got a car, lol, so my travel and carry options have widened a bit.

(last year i hauled a frozen 20 pound goose from live poultry, plus haymarket produce, on the green then blue lines and i thought i was gonna die.)

I am not a lamb shank person, but my husband loves them and I always find them at Market Basket. They also now have the lamb riblets which he says are very good. I can't remember how much the shanks are per pound, but usually spent $4-5 for one if I'm not mistaken.

It was cheap for lamb shank.... Looking at my receipt, the cost per package was between $4.50-4.96 per shank, and each shank was over 1.5 lbs. Four lamb shanks, served with sides, was 7 servings. Could have been 8 if one of my guests hadn't been so enthusiastic.

i was in the north end today, buying sausage from the guys across from neptune - dipaolo & rossi. i love those guys. instead of shanks, he talked me into a leg, since it will be for a big group. thanks for your help anyway.

They're my #2 in the NE behind Sulmona's; not for any good reason..just habit and I've come to know the guys at Sulmona..but both butchers are excellent.

A leg is much more conducive for a large group than shanks...1/pp

Another cut you might want to try some other time is a lamb top (round). They weigh 2-3lbs and are very flavorful. Most NE butchers don't carry them. Golden Goose and Sav's has them for about $10/lb. Great for roasting or cutting into kebabs..

lamb is my favorite meat and i always forget how cheap it is. i rarely go to sulmona's, lol. habit on my end i guess too. but i love the old-school feel of the place and i've been going for years, so am glad i was wandering around down there today. and their sausages rock -- cooking them right now!